UST-10LX Scanning Rangefinder

UST-10LX is Hokuyo compact scanning laser rangefinder for mobile robots and automation systems. It provides Ethernet output, 270-degree scanning, 25 ms response and 0.25-degree angular resolution for obstacle detection, localization and mapping.

Facts

  • Company: Hokuyo Automatic Co., Ltd.
  • Type: LIDAR Sensor
  • Core: 2D ranging
  • Function: Obstacle sensing
  • Audience: Robot OEMs
  • Status: Commercial
  • Website: https://www.hokuyo-aut.jp/search/single.php?serial=167

Specifications

  • Scan Range: 0.06 m to 10 m on white Kent sheet; 0.06 m to 4 m at 10% diffuse reflectance
  • Scan Angle: 270 degrees
  • Scan Speed: 25 ms
  • Angular Resolution Deg: 0.25 degrees
  • Interface: Ethernet 100BASE-TX
  • Light Source: 905 nm Class 1 laser semiconductor
  • Weight G: 130 g
  • Dimensions: 50 x 50 x 70 mm sensor only

Market context

UST-10LX is Hokuyo's compact 2D scanning rangefinder for mobile robots and automation systems that need planar distance data for navigation and obstacle sensing.

  • Target environment: AMRs, AGVs, intelligent robots, industrial machines, access-control systems, and automation equipment needing compact 2D range sensing.
  • Workflow context: Planar obstacle detection, localization support, safety-zone awareness, navigation input, and distance-data output for robot controllers and automation systems.
  • Customer context: Mobile-robot OEMs, automation integrators, research labs, machine builders, and industrial equipment teams using compact laser scanners.

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Research

  • UST-10LX rotating-LiDAR calibration paper evaluates indoor 3D mapping accuracy - 2021-01-20 - Research Publication - The paper presents a low-cost calibration method for matching error between a 2D lidar and rotating motor. The prototype uses a Hokuyo UST-10LX 2D lidar and reports indoor mobile-robot 3D mapping accuracy results. - source: doi.org
  • UST-10LX gait-monitoring paper compares Hokuyo rangefinders in unsupervised walking tests - 2018-10-12 - Research Publication - The paper evaluates scanning laser rangefinders for unobtrusive gait-parameter monitoring in unsupervised settings. The Hokuyo UST10-LX detects lateral steps and walks with higher sensitivity than the URG-04LX in the… - source: doi.org

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